Finding Aid to the American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications, 1955-2010Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2011 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2011. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English. Description of the CollectionAmerican Astronomical Society. American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications 1955-2010 American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 2.75 linear feet5 manuscript box(s)1 half manuscript box(s) AR20111006 English Publications from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that include membership directories, American Astronomical Society and Historical Astronomy Division newsletters, pamphlets, brochures and meeting programs. Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

American Astronomical Society. Astronomy. Societies, etc. Physics. Publishing. Physics. Societies, etc. Directories Meeting programs Newsletters Pamphlets Historical Note

The American Astronomical Society was founded in 1899 as the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America. The name was changed in 1914. Its purpose is the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. The Society became an Associate Member of the American Institute of Physics in 1958 and has been a full Member Society since 1966. It is also affiliated with the International Astronomical Union.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for their members, and include membership directories, American Astronomical Society and Historical Astronomy Division newsletters, pamphlets, brochures and meeting programs.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

The collection is organized by type beginning with membership directories, then followed by reports or brochures, meeting materials, and newsletters. The membership directories, meeting materials, and newsletters are in chronological order; reports are arrranged alphabetically, as are the various newsletters from different divisions of AAS.

 Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

 Provenance and Acquisition Information

Collection is added to on an annual basis as new publications are received.

 Processing Information

Amanda Nelson 2011.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List !--NEW Box/folder list printed 3/10/2011 Collection ID = AR20111006. --> Series I: American Astronomical Society (AAS) miscellaneous publications 11 Membership directories, 1956, 1958-1959, 1963, 1965, 1974-1976, 1978-1980 12 Membership directories, 1981-1984 13 Membership directories, 1985-1987 14 Membership directories, 1988-1989 15 Membership directories, 1990 21 Membership directories, 1991-1993 22 Membership directories, 1994-1995 23 Membership directories, 1996-1997 24 Membership directories, 1998-1999 25 Membership directories, 2000-2001 31 Membership directories, 2002, 2005 32 A Career in Astronomy, circa 1958, 1960, 1962, circa 1967, 1986 33 Member rates, 1960, 1987, 1989 34 Officers, 1963, 1965 35 Program of Visiting Professors in Astronomy, 1958-1960, 1962-1966 36 Qualifications and Opportunities for Careers in Astronomy, circa 1956, circa 1957 37 Soviet Astronomy: Subject Index, 1962 38 Abstracts of papers for meetings of American Astronomical Society (AAS), 1968-1969 39 Abstracts of papers for meetings of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), 1969-1970 310 American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting programs, 1955-1956, 1958-1961, 1967-1969, 1971 311 American Astronomical Society (AAS)meeting programs, 1972-1975, 1977 312 American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting programs, 1998-2001 313 History of Astronomy Division (HAD) meeting programs, 1980-1981, 1984, 1992 41 American Astronomical Society (AAS) electronic newsletter (print-outs), 1994-1996 42 American Astronomical Society (AAS) electronic newsletter (print-outs), 1997-1998 43 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 1994-1996 44 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 1997-1999 45 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 2000-2002 46 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 2003-2005 51 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 2006 52 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 2008-2009 53 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Newsletter, 2010 54 History of Astronomy Division (HAD) News, 1985-1990 55 History of Astronomy Division (HAD) News, 1991-1995 56 History of Astronomy Division (HAD), 1996-1998 57 History of Astronomy Division (HAD), 1998-2000 61 History of Astronomy Division (HAD), 2001-2004 62 History of Astronomy Division (HAD), 2007-2010